The work in the series Treatment is in reaction to the recent passing of my mother, Varena Anne Hollingshead (August 20, 1947 - May 26, 2024) due to Pulmonary Fibrosis. The care she received at home, the hospital, assisted living facility, nursing home, and finally Hospice, was extensive and done with compassion. However, we could not stop her inevitable death.

In these works I replace objects of healing  intention with clear “empty” shapes to emphasize their uselessness. As a family, we too become unavoidably ineffectual. Mom’s absence leaves an emptiness that cannot be filled. Treatment endeavors to express that feeling of loss and grief after a beloved’s fight against disease ends.